Hello there.  Despite the fact that after the London marathon I said I would hang up my trainers unfortunately I was accepted for the random ballot for the NYC marathon.  This means a couple of things, I annoyed Josephine by entering and getting in and also we can choose the charities that we wish to run for. 

We have chosen two.  Should one of the charities 'be ahead' in terms of donations please donate to the other.  We'll try and raise as much as possible equally for them both.

Our two charities are Cancer Research - this page, and the Wimbledon College Southern India Fund, which helps deprived communities of India building schools and hospitals.  That is on www.justgiving.com/marksmith17.

Thanks very much. The Countdown to Nov 2nd is well underway.

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